This provocative paper debunks the myth that advocacy-oriented community leadership is naturally antithetical to fundraising, and highlights examples where foundations have built their fundraising efforts by playing advocacy-oriented community leadership roles.

“If you pursue an issue out of a passion for your organization’s mission, values of the organization and needs of the community, then I think when raising ‘hell’ on issues, contributions will flow.”

Jack Hopkins, former President and CEO, Kalamazoo Community Foundation